1.   At BC, the popularity of volunteer projects and spiritual retreats has outpaced the number of programs.

2.   After years of aggressive expansion, gambling companies face the prospect that the capacity of casinos will eventually outpace the number of players to fill them.

3.   But nurses say the reductions have outpaced the number of beds that have been eliminated, so there are far fewer nurses per patient now.

4.   But the number is declining as the death rate outpaces the number of babies born.

5.   In recent months, the number of consumers seeking low-cost computers has outpaced the number looking for top-end machines.

6.   The growing demand for frequent-flier seats is outpacing the number of seats designated for those trips, especially for more popular destintions.

7.   The number of people visiting sex sites on the Web doubled over the last year, outpacing the number of new Internet users.

8.   The number of unrepresented grows each year, far outpacing the number of attorneys who volunteer their services, officials said.

9.   The monthly birth rate in the camps is outpacing the number of refugees returning to Rwanda, officials said.

10.   The number of stocks that are down significantly in the broad market far outpaces the number that are at their peaks.